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The May Day story we never forget
May 14, 2008CHICAGO — It’s a May Day story my mother never lets me forget. Both my parents, avid community activists at the time, were lead organizers of a local march and rally for international workers’ day and...
Read moreInternational Workers Day celebrated in Cuba, Latin America
May 14, 2008Celebrations of International Workers Day throughout Latin America testified to working class determination, especially in Cuba where millions marched. Honoring workers’ struggles and achievements, many observances centered on specific national challenges. In Caracas, over 300,000 workers...
Read moreYoung workers discuss future in labor movement
May 14, 2008“Why don’t young workers have an affiliate within the AFL-CIO?” This was one of the questions raised on May 3rd in a strategy session held at the National Conference of Jobs with Justice. young workers, organized...
Read moreNew and notable movies, music and books
May 14, 2008New and notable movies, music and books By American Labor Education Center This edition of the free bulletin, World Wide Work, is published by the American Labor Education Center, an independent nonprofit founded in 1979. New...
Read moreReps cite criminal cover-up in deadly Utah mine blasts
May 13, 2008WASHINGTON--Top company officials at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Huntington, Utah, where nine miners perished in August 2007, concealed facts that would have prevented the deaths and should be criminally charged, according to a Congressional report...
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